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it is also here for america's banks. i met with community bankers in san antonio, texas when holly petraeus and i went down to the air force base. we listen to their concerns. it really has become clear that what we can do as a consumer agency to cut regulatory burdens is to make risks and prices clear. it will be good for credit unions. it'll be good for the financial institutions. they are willing to put up a pradesh pretending it is at one price. these competitors take families away from the founder banking systems. they need a stronger economy. that is what we are here to do. >> thank you for that response. i heard my friend talked about all we have in the bill. it seems like they are the voice for medium-sized and large banks. explain to me why they are so concerned? >> many thought the business models are a way the round -- the world is. we need to figure out how to turn the revenues. king it impossible to compare one project with others. some of them are very concerned. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> tha
it is also here for america's banks. i met with community bankers in san antonio, texas when holly petraeus and i went down to the air force base. we listen to their concerns. it really has become clear that what we can do as a consumer agency to cut regulatory burdens is to make risks and prices clear. it will be good for credit unions. it'll be good for the financial institutions. they are willing to put up a pradesh pretending it is at one price. these competitors take families away from the...
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. >> do you believe that this is an issue in america? do you think that we could do better than we are doing now? >> i think it is very safe. i'm trying to see where we can have this. there is something that we can mitigate total loss. the procedures that we have in place have been implemented. >> tell me if i am wrong. the backup power was so low to the ground that it was swept out by the tsunami. is that what happened? >> yes. there should be ways had to get that out on high ground. >> that is something i should look at. >> there are different practices and our country. if they had a flood they were not be affected. but what about some solar panels? >> excuse me? >> what about electricity from solar panels. >> that would be terrific. >> wouldn't it? clean power. >> we reviewed destroying quadrants of the plant in seeing what contingency measures could be put in place to provide back gets. that has led to the staging and many types of portable of equipment on site. yet heard about the diesel driven fire pumps. we already have decent dri
. >> do you believe that this is an issue in america? do you think that we could do better than we are doing now? >> i think it is very safe. i'm trying to see where we can have this. there is something that we can mitigate total loss. the procedures that we have in place have been implemented. >> tell me if i am wrong. the backup power was so low to the ground that it was swept out by the tsunami. is that what happened? >> yes. there should be ways had to get that out...
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it would be a sad day for particularly world america and america as well, you're a small banks are not capable of making home loans. are you aware of those concerns? are there steps to either dissuade the bankers from having a concern or to reduce their regions that they do have concerns? >> we hear the same thing from banks across the country. part of this is in some sense, the natural consequence the natural response of regulators who in some sense who were a little too -- how should i say -- to lose in the boom and they tend to over correct in the crash. you're still seeing banks report a lot of concern about the change in the basic environment from examiners. bank supervisors are aware of this concern. we have issued a series of guidance about treatment of commercial real estate loans to respond to these concerns. another chairman bernanke and chairman bair and the acting comptroller of the currency, john walsh, are aware of this and try to look for ways to say that examiner bring the appropriate degree of balance to the judgments and do not over correct. >> one of the consequences
it would be a sad day for particularly world america and america as well, you're a small banks are not capable of making home loans. are you aware of those concerns? are there steps to either dissuade the bankers from having a concern or to reduce their regions that they do have concerns? >> we hear the same thing from banks across the country. part of this is in some sense, the natural consequence the natural response of regulators who in some sense who were a little too -- how should i...
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i want america to be that nation. i want america to when the future. -- win the future. [applause] a clean energy standard will help drive private investment in innovation. i want to make this point -- government funding will still be critical. the investments might administration has made in renewable energy and technology has helped private sectors grow and hire hundreds of thousands new workers. i had visited gleaming new solar arrays that are among the largest in the world. i have tested electric vehicles of fresh off the assembly line. i did not relate tested. i drove it 5 feet before the secret service told me to stop. [laughter] i have toured factories that used to be shattered where they are now building advanced when the blades that are as long as 747. they are building towers to support them. i have seen the scientist searching for the next big breakthrough in energy. none of this would have happened without government support. i understand we have a tight fiscal situation. it is fair to ask, how do we pay for government's investment in energy? we will have to
i want america to be that nation. i want america to when the future. -- win the future. [applause] a clean energy standard will help drive private investment in innovation. i want to make this point -- government funding will still be critical. the investments might administration has made in renewable energy and technology has helped private sectors grow and hire hundreds of thousands new workers. i had visited gleaming new solar arrays that are among the largest in the world. i have tested...
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we have a true threat in the united states of america. but at the same time, we also need to uphold our freedoms and liberties, civil liberties and oftentimes i think there's a choice that is given that we need to give up our personal privacy in the name of security and that is in part what we are going to talk about today. i'd like to welcome the ranking member of the subcommittee and those of you watching our live webcast oversight dhaka house of god. i want to thank you for joining us. we will seek testimony from private secretary witnesses from the united states security programs and policies and their relationship to the fourth amendment of the constitution. the united states continues to face serious threats from al qaeda and other terrorist groups since line 11 terse six-point to the american airport security checkpoints and by all accounts will continue to try to do so. december 22nd, 20018 her service ordered a flight from paris to miami where he attempted to detonate explosives active issues. if not for the efforts of passengers
we have a true threat in the united states of america. but at the same time, we also need to uphold our freedoms and liberties, civil liberties and oftentimes i think there's a choice that is given that we need to give up our personal privacy in the name of security and that is in part what we are going to talk about today. i'd like to welcome the ranking member of the subcommittee and those of you watching our live webcast oversight dhaka house of god. i want to thank you for joining us. we...
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and latin america. after that, general david petraeus on afghanistan. then, live at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> this weekend on a road to the white house, herman cain on the economy and whether he will run for the republican nomination. >> the feedback we have gotten from people across the country, tens of thousands who are willing to volunteer. >> this sunday at 6:00 27:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> secretary of state hillary clinton says latin america can serve as a model for democratic movements across the globe. yesterday she responded to critics of the president of the upcoming trip to the region. the president will visit brazil, chile, and san salvador -- el salvador. this event takes place at the center for strategic and international studies. it is about 30 minutes. >> i want to thank knack for his introduction. he is a longtime friend. you are guaranteed if he does not provide embarrassing detail to have a positive preludin. i can think of no one more fittin
and latin america. after that, general david petraeus on afghanistan. then, live at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> this weekend on a road to the white house, herman cain on the economy and whether he will run for the republican nomination. >> the feedback we have gotten from people across the country, tens of thousands who are willing to volunteer. >> this sunday at 6:00 27:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> secretary of state...
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and latin america, including chile. even as we deepen cooperation between our two countries, i want to take this opportunity to commend chile for the leadership role is increasingly playing across the americas. chile is a vital contributor to the un mission in haiti, where we agreed that yesterday's election is an opportunity to enhance recovery efforts. strong legislation will fight the scourge of human trafficking. mr. president, i want to thank you for offering to share chile security expertise with central american nations as they fight back against criminal gangs and narco traffickers. governments will be working together to promote development in the americas. at the same time, but chile is assuming more of a leadership role beyond the americas. ile took the bold step of giving up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. chile is the first let american nation to join a new international effort to strengthen civil society groups that are under threat. as a member of the u.n. human rights council, chile has joined
and latin america, including chile. even as we deepen cooperation between our two countries, i want to take this opportunity to commend chile for the leadership role is increasingly playing across the americas. chile is a vital contributor to the un mission in haiti, where we agreed that yesterday's election is an opportunity to enhance recovery efforts. strong legislation will fight the scourge of human trafficking. mr. president, i want to thank you for offering to share chile security...
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that is what america is about. we are a place that believes every child, no matter where they come from, can grow up to be anything they want to. katherine, roberto, or a skinny kid with a funny name candor of to be the united s -- the president of the united states. that is the commitment we make to the next generation. i am confident that if we fix no child left behind come that we continue to reform american education, continue to invest in our children's future, that is the america we will always be. thank you. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. [applause] ["stars and stripes forever"] ♪ ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] ["stars and stripes forever"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ["stars and stripes forever"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> president obama speaking at kenmore middle school in arlington, va., just outside washington, d.c. he told present -- to the vermont he wants all teachers to return in the fall to know that he
that is what america is about. we are a place that believes every child, no matter where they come from, can grow up to be anything they want to. katherine, roberto, or a skinny kid with a funny name candor of to be the united s -- the president of the united states. that is the commitment we make to the next generation. i am confident that if we fix no child left behind come that we continue to reform american education, continue to invest in our children's future, that is the america we will...
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relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies at 2:00 p.m. eastern. coming up in 45 minutes, we will talk with patrick butler of the association for public television stations about yesterday's house vote to
relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies at 2:00 p.m. eastern. coming up in 45 minutes, we will talk with patrick butler of the association for public television stations about yesterday's house vote to
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to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta, georgia. >> and what is the hermanator? >> that is in a name that was given to me by members of the restaurant association when i was the chairman of the board back in the early 1990's when we were fighting hillarycare. as an officer of the national restaurant association, i became one of the primary spokespersons against hillarycare. so a gentlemen by the name of larry mccarthy of this to develop some of the commercials that we used to tell people the truth about this to wake people up. he tells the story of one night he was watching tv and the commercial that he had d
to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta,...
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relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies. >> the house voted to ban federal funds for n.p.r. programming. the vote 228-192 would prevent public radio stations from spending federal funds on programming. the measure, which no house democrats voted in favor of, is opposed by the white house and is unlikely to be brought up by the senate. here is a portion of the house debate. >> mr. speaker. i call up h.r. 1076, a bill to prohibit federal funding of national public radio and the use of federal funds to acquire radio content. the speaker pro tempore: th ler. hibthibt -- a bill to prohibit federal funding of nation public radio and the use of federal funds to acquire radio content. the speaker pro tempore: ursuant to house resolution 174, the bill is considered as read. the gentlelady from tennessee, mrs. blackburn, the gentleman from california, mr. waxman, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from tennessee. mrs. blackburn: thank y
relations with south and central america. that's live from the center for strategic and international studies. >> the house voted to ban federal funds for n.p.r. programming. the vote 228-192 would prevent public radio stations from spending federal funds on programming. the measure, which no house democrats voted in favor of, is opposed by the white house and is unlikely to be brought up by the senate. here is a portion of the house debate. >> mr. speaker. i call up h.r. 1076, a...
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washington, d.c., united states of america, march 11, 2011. [applause] >> we welcome our other panelists. and we will give each one of them five minutes to address us and after that, we will open the question and answer session. >> thank you very much. i'm very happy to be here today and i have to thank libyan community for supporting us since i came to this country. it is my pleasure to serve you and to know you and to cooperate with you. well, as you know, most of what i want to say has been said already, but i just want to decide on a few points. our main duty now is the no-fly zone because our people are getting killed every day. the regime, the tactics they are using, everything, sky, air, land, ground, and also sea. they are bombing from every side. using every kind of weapon they have in their hands. reason number one. number two, we want recognition of the n.i.c. this is a body which we really want to coordinate on the and to have communication with the international community. the other thing we need is the -- is very important. medic
washington, d.c., united states of america, march 11, 2011. [applause] >> we welcome our other panelists. and we will give each one of them five minutes to address us and after that, we will open the question and answer session. >> thank you very much. i'm very happy to be here today and i have to thank libyan community for supporting us since i came to this country. it is my pleasure to serve you and to know you and to cooperate with you. well, as you know, most of what i want to...
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the plates closed the ocean between europe, africa, and the americas. it opened again to form the atlantic basin. it would make the himalayas look like a small range. there are a lot of these older structures still there. we're no longer an active boundary here. some structures that propagate from the edges of the boundary may concentrate on these older structures. we also have some stress left over from grace years -- glaciers. we have glacier sheets weighing down the continent. with the removal of that, there is a bounce back. that is another potential source of energy for these older structures to reactivate. it is the same basic physics and construct of plate tectonics. the biggest challenge with these eastern and central u.s. earthquakes is that because the cost is not as broken up as it is on the plate boundary, it is older and colder. it rings like a bell. the same breath. in the central or eastern u.s. has a much broader effect than an earthquake out west. when we have reports from an earthquake -- there was a magnitude five in 2008 of the illin
the plates closed the ocean between europe, africa, and the americas. it opened again to form the atlantic basin. it would make the himalayas look like a small range. there are a lot of these older structures still there. we're no longer an active boundary here. some structures that propagate from the edges of the boundary may concentrate on these older structures. we also have some stress left over from grace years -- glaciers. we have glacier sheets weighing down the continent. with the...
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today 104 civilian reactors produce 20% of america's electricity and 70% of our clean electricity. that is, without sulfur, without nitrogen, without mercury or without carbon. no one has ever died from a nuclear accident of any of our commercial or navy reactors. let me say that again. no one has ever died from a reactor accident at one of our navy or commercial reactors. without nuclear power, it is hard to imagine how the united states could produce enough cheap, reliable, clean electricity to keep our economy moving and keep our jobs from going overseas. here's what we know about what has happened in japan. we have all seen the video of the explosion of the building at daiichi unit one and now unit three. i'm sure many of us thought that those were reactors exploding. fortunately, that's not what happened. a buildup of hydrogen gas in the secondary containment structures led to explosions which destroyed the buildings themselves, but the primary containment structures inside appear not to have been compromised. to reduce the resulting increase in containment pressure, a relativ
today 104 civilian reactors produce 20% of america's electricity and 70% of our clean electricity. that is, without sulfur, without nitrogen, without mercury or without carbon. no one has ever died from a nuclear accident of any of our commercial or navy reactors. let me say that again. no one has ever died from a reactor accident at one of our navy or commercial reactors. without nuclear power, it is hard to imagine how the united states could produce enough cheap, reliable, clean electricity...
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yet, just last week he told brazilians that he hopes america becomes a major customer of brazilian oil. well, which is it? which is it, mr. president? clearly on this issue the president is telling people what he thinks they want to hear. over the past two year the administration has taken what can be described as a war on american energy. it's canceled dozens of drilling leases, declared a moratorium on drilling off the gulf coast, increased permit fees, prolonged public comment period. in short, it's done just about everything it can to keep our energy sector from growing. as a result, thousands of u.s. workers have lost their jobs as companies have been forced to look elsewhere for a better business climate. consider this: just three of the areas we could tap in alaska are thought to hold enough oil to replace our crude imports from the persian gulf or nearly -- for nearly 65 years. so the problem isn't that we need to look elsewhere for our energy. the problem is that democrats don't want us to use the energy we have. it's enough to make you wonder whether anybody in the white hous
yet, just last week he told brazilians that he hopes america becomes a major customer of brazilian oil. well, which is it? which is it, mr. president? clearly on this issue the president is telling people what he thinks they want to hear. over the past two year the administration has taken what can be described as a war on american energy. it's canceled dozens of drilling leases, declared a moratorium on drilling off the gulf coast, increased permit fees, prolonged public comment period. in...